Rozhyshche (Ukrainian: Рожи́ще, Polish: Rożyszcze, Yiddish: ראזשישטש Rozhishch) is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as an administrative center of Rozhyshche urban hromada. Population: 12,483 (2022 est.)[1]
Rozhyshche
Рожи́ще Rożyszcze (in Polish) | |
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Coordinates: 50°54′47″N 25°16′12″E | |
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Raion | Lutsk Raion |
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• Mayor | Vjacheslav Polishchuk |
Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 12,483 |
Website | http://mrada.org.ua/ |
It was a settlement in Lutsky Uyezd in Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
During the Second World War Axis forces occupied Rozhyshche in June 1941.
A local newspaper is published here since January 1945.[2]
In January 1989 the population was 14 391 people.[3] Town since August 1989.
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Administrative center: Lutsk | ||
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